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c. Indlela UJobe Abhekana Ngayo Nezilingo

(UJobe 2:9-10) Khona-ke umkakhe wabe esethi kuye, Namanje usakugcinile ukuthembeka kwakho? thuka uNkulunkulu, bese uyafa. Kepha wathi kuye, Ukhulumisa okukankosikazi oyisiwula. Usho ukuthini? simukela okuhle okuvela esandleni sikaNkulunkulu, singekwamukela nokubi na? Kukho konke lokhu uJobe akonanga ngomlomo wakhe.

(UJobe 3:3) Maluqalekiswe usuku engazalwa ngalo, nobusuku okwashiwo ngalo ukuthi, Kukhulelwe umntwana wesilisa.

Uthando LukaJobe Ngendlela KaNkulunkulu Lulwedlula Lonke ImiBhalo ilandisa ngengxoxo elandelayo ephakathi kukaNkulunkulu noSathane: “INKOSI yayisithi kuSathane, Ingabe uyiqaphela inceku yami uJobe, ukuthi akekho ofana naye emhlabeni, uyindoda engenasici nelungile, loyo owesaba uNkulunkulu, nogwema okubi? nokuthi usabambelela ekuthembekeni kwakhe, yize ungivusele, ukumbhubhisa engenacala.” (Jobe 2:3). Kule ngxoxo, uNkulunkulu uphindaphinda umbuzo ofanayo kuSathane. Umbuzo osivezela indlela uNkulunkulu akuphenya ngayo lokho okwaboniswa uSathane nakwenza lapho elinga uJobe okokuqala, futhi akuhlukile endleleni ahlola ngayo uJobe ngaphambi kokulingwa uSathane. Okusho ukuthi, ngaphambi kokuba alingwe, emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uJobe wayelungile, ngakho uNkulunkulu wamvikela nomndeni wakhe, wambusisa; wayekufanele ukubusiswa emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngemva kokulingwa, uJobe akazange one ngezindebe zakhe ngenxa yokuthi ulahlekelwe impahla yakhe nezingane zakhe, kodwa waqhubeka edumisa igama likaJehova. Ukuziphatha kwakhe kwenza uNkulunkulu wajabula ngaye, futhi waziqhenya ngaye. Ngoba emehlweni kaJobe, inzalo yakhe noma izinto anazo kwakunganele kwakungeke kumenze aphike uNkulunkulu. Indawo kaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yakhe, yayingeke ivalwe abantwana bakhe noma isicucu sempahla. Phakathi novivinyo lokuqala lukaJobe, wabonisa uNkulunkulu ukuthi uthando analo ngaye nendlela amesaba ngayo ngothando nagwema ngayo okubi, kukwedlula konke. Lokhu kwenza uJobe wathola umvuzo ovela kuJehova uNkulunkulu futhi impahla yakhe nezingane zakhe waphucwa khona.

KuJobe, lokhu adlula kukho kwageza inhliziyo yakhe, kwakuwubhapathizo lokuphila olwafeza injongo yalo, futhi okukhulu nakakhulu, kwakuyigalelo elavivinya ukulalela kukaJobe, nokwesaba uNkulunkulu. Lokhu kwashintsha isimo sikaJobe sasuka ekubeni indoda ecebile wagcina esewumuntu ongelutho, futhi kwamenza wezwa indlela uSathane ahlukumeza ngayo abantu. Inhlupheko yakhe ayizange imenze enyanye uSathane; kunalokho ezenzweni zonya zikaSathane nokuhlubuka kuNkulunkulu, lokhu kwamgqugquzela ukuthi ahambe endleleni yokwesaba uNkulunkulu nokugwema okubi. Wafunga ukuthi wayengeke amshiye uNkulunkulu futhi amelane nendlela kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yezinto ezifana nempahla, izingane noma izihlobo, futhi wayengeke abe isigqila sikaSathane, sempahla, noma somuntu; ngaphandle kukaJehova uNkulunkulu, akekho ongaba iNkosi yakhe, noma uNkulunkulu wakhe. Leyo kwakuyimigomo kaJobe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwezilingo, uJobe wazuza okuthile: UNkulunkulu wamnika umcebo omkhulu ngemva kwalezi zilingo.

Phakathi nokuphila kwakhe kwamashumi edlule eminyaka, uJobe wabona izenzo zikaJehova futhi wathola izibusiso zikaJehova uNkulunkulu. Yizibusiso ezamshiya edliwa unembeza, ngoba wayekholelwa ukuthi akamenzelanga lutho uNkulunkulu, kodwa wanikwa izibusiso ezinkulu kangaka futhi waboniswa umusa omkhulu. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, wayethandaza kaningi ngenhliziyo, ethemba ukuthi uzokwazi ukubuyisela uNkulunkulu, ethemba ukuthi uzothola ithuba lokufakaza ngezenzo nangobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu, futhi enethemba lokuthi ukulalela kwakhe kuzovivinywa, ngaphezu kwalokho, wayenethemba lokuthi ukholo lwakhe lwaluzohlanzwa kuze kube yilapho ukulalela nokholo lwakhe kwamukelwa uNkulunkulu. Futhi lapho uJobe ehlelwa izilingo, wayekholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyizwa imithandazo yakhe. UJobe walibamba ngazo zombili ithuba ngaphezu kwanoma yini enye, ngakho akazange alokothe alithathe kancane, ngenxa yokuphila kwakhe. Ukufika kwaleli thuba kwakusho ukuthi ukulalela kwakhe nokwesaba kwakhe uNkulunkulu kwakungase kuvivinywe, futhi kwakungenziwa kuhlanzeke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakusho ukuthi uJobe wayenethuba lokwamukelwa uNkulunkulu, kumsondeze kuNkulunkulu. Phakathi novivinyo, ukholo olunjalo lwamenza walunga nakakhulu, futhi wayiqonda ngokujulile intando kaNkulunkulu. UJobe waphinde wasazisa kakhulu isibusiso nomusa kaNkulunkulu, enhliziyweni yakhe wayezidumisa kakhulu izenzo zikaNkulunkulu, futhi wayemesaba kakhulu uNkulunkulu, elangazelela uthando lukaNkulunkulu, ubukhulu kanye nobungcwele bakhe. Ngalesi sikhathi, nakuba uJobe ayesaba uNkulunkulu futhi egwema okubi emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, mayelana nezinto adlula kuzo, ukholo nolwazi lukaJobe lwafinyelela kulezi zibopho: Ukholo lwakhe lwakhula, ukulalela kwakhe kwaba nesisekelo, nokwesaba uNkulunkulu kwaqina kakhudlwana. Nakuba leli qiniso laguqula ukuphila kukaJobe, ushintsho olunjalo alumgculisanga uJobe, futhi aluyinciphisanga intuthuko yakhe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukubala izinto azizuza kulolu vivinyo, nokucabanga ngobuthaka bakhe, wathandaza buthule, walinda ukuba kufike uvivinyo olulandelayo, ngoba wayelulwela ukholo lwakhe, ukulalela nokwesaba uNkulunkulu ukuba kuphakanyiswe ovivinyweni lukaNkulunkulu olulandelayo.

UNkulunkulu ubona imicabango yomuntu nakho konke umuntu akushoyo nakwenzayo. Imicabango kaJobe yafinyelela ezindlebeni zikaJehova uNkulunkulu, futhi walalela imithandazo yakhe, futhi lwafika lapho uvivinyo lukaNkulunkulu olulandelayo ngoJobe kungazelelwe.

Ngemva Kokuhlupheka Kabuhlungu, UJobe Wabona Indlela UNkulunkulu Anakekela Ngayo Isintu Ngemva kombuzo kaNkulunkulu ayewubhekise kuSathane, uSathane wajabula ngasese. Lokhu kwakungenxa yokuthi uSathane wayazi ukuthi wayezophinde avunyelwe ukuhlasela indoda eyayiphelele emehlweni kaNkulunkulu—okwakuyithuba eliyivela-kancane kuSathane. USathane wayefuna ukusebenzisa leli thuba ukuze acekele phansi ukholo lukaJobe, ukumenza alahlekelwe ukholo lwakhe kuNkulunkulu engabe esamesaba uNkulunkulu noma abusise igama likaJehova. Lokhu kwakuyonika uSathane ithuba: Noma kuyiphi indawo noma isikhathi, wayezokwazi ukuphendula uJobe into yokudlala ezwa ngaye. USathane akashiyi imikhondo, ngeke wazi ukuthi uza nakuphi ukukhohlakala. Leli qiniso lalicashile lapho ephendula amazwi kaJehova uNkulunkulu, njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni: “USathane wabe eseyiphendua iNKOSI, futhi wathi, Isikhumba ngesikhumba, yebo, konke lokho umuntu anakho uyakunika ngokuphila kwakhe. Kepha lula isandla sakho manje, futhi uthinte amathambo akhe nenyama yakhe, futhi uyokukuthuka ebusweni bakho” (Jobe 2:4-5). Akunakwenzeka ukuthola ulwazi olubalulekile nenkohlakalo kaSathane engxoxweni ephakathi kwakhe noNkulunkulu. Ngemva kokuzwa la manga kaSathane, bonke abathanda iqiniso nabazonda okubi ngokungangabazeki bayomzonda uSathane, bayowenyanya wonke amanga kaSathane, ngesikhathi esifanayo bayomthandazela ngobuqotho uJobe, bethandazela ukuthi lo muntu kanye nabalungile bafinyelele ukuphelela, bafise ukuthi lo muntu esabe uNkulunkulu futhi agweme okubi azinqobe kuze kube phakade izilingo zikaSathane, baphile ekukhanyeni, baphile ngesiqondiso nesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu ngakho bayofisa ukuthi isibindi sikaJobe sibaqinise bonke labo abafuna ukwesaba uNkulunkulu bagweme okubi. Nakuba injongo yenkohlakalo kaSathane ingabonakala kula mazwi, uNkulunkulu wasamukela “isicelo” sikaSathane—kodwa ngaphansi kombandela owodwa: “usesandleni sakho; kepha gcina ukuphila kwakhe” (Jobe 2:6). Ngoba ngalesi sikhathi, uSathane wacela ukulimaza inyama namathambo kaJobe, uNkulunkulu wathi, “gcina ukuphila kwakhe.” Incazelo yala mazwi ukuthi wanika uSathane inyama kaJobe, kodwa ashiye ukuphila kwakhe. USathane wayengeke akwazi ukuthatha ukuphila kukaJobe, kodwa ngaphandle kwalokhu wayengenza noma yini kuJobe.

Ngemva kokuthola imvume kuNkulunkulu, uSathane waphuthuma waya kuJobe welula isandla sakhe wahlupha isikhumba sakhe, wamenza wamila amathumba abuhlungu umzimba wonke, futhi uJobe wezwa ubuhlungu esikhunjeni sakhe. UJobe wadumisa ubukhulu nobungcwele bukaJehova uNkulunkulu, okuyinto eyamthukuthelisa kakhulu uSathane. Ngoba kwakumjabulisa ukuzwisa umuntu ubuhlungu, uSathane welula isandla sakhe wathinta inyama kaJobe, wenza amathumba akuyo aba makhulu. UJobe wabuzwa ngokushesha ubuhlungu futhi kwakunzima ukubekezelela ubuhlungu obusenyameni yakhe, wayeguqa abambelele ngezandla phansi, njengokungathi lokhu kwakuzonciphisa ubuhlungu ayebuzwa emoyeni nasenyameni. Wabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayesohlangothini lwakhe embhekile, wenza okusemandleni akhe ukuze aziqinise. Waphinde waguqa phansi, wathi: Ubheka inhliziyo yomuntu, ubona usizi lwakhe; kungathi ubuthaka bakhe bukuthinta? Malidunyiswe igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu. USathane wazibona izinhlungu zikaJobe, kodwa lokho akumenzanga uJobe walaxaza igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu. Ngakho waphakamisa isandla ukuze alimaze amathambo kaJobe, efuna ngazo zonke izindlela ukumephula amalungu omzimba. UJobe wezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu; kwakusengathi inyama yakhe ihlutshuliwe kuvela amathambo, njengokungathi amathambo ayechotshozwa kancane kancane. Lobu buhlungu obukhulu bamenza wacabanga ukuthi kungcono ukufa.… Wayengasakwazi ukubekezela.… Wayefuna ukukhala kakhulu, wayefuna ukusika isikhumba sakhe ukuze anciphise izinhlungu—kodwa wazibamba, akasisikanga isikhumba sakhe, ngoba wayengafuni uSathane abone ubuthaka bakhe. Ngakho waphinde waguqa, kodwa ngalesi sikhathi akakuzwanga ukuba khona kukaJehova uNkulunkulu. Wayazi ukuthi wayehlale ephambi kwakhe, futhi esemva kwakhe, noma eceleni kwakhe. Kodwa phakathi nobuhlungu bakhe, uNkulunkulu akazange ambuke; wafihla ubuso Bakhe, ngoba injongo yokudala Kwakhe abantu kwakungekhona ukubenza bahlupheke. Ngalesi sikhathi, uJobe wayelila, enza okusemandleni akhe ukuze abekezelele isimo, kodwa wayengasakwazi ukuqhubeka ebonga uNkulunkulu: Umuntu uwa ngegalelo lokuqala, ubuthaka futhi akanamandla, mncane futhi akanaki—kungani umkhathalela kangaka futhi unomusa kuye? Ungishayile, kodwa Nawe uzwa ubuhlungu ngokungishaya kwakho. Yini oyikhathalela ngempela kumuntu? Imithandazo kaJobe yafinyelela ezindlebeni zikaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wayethule, ebuka kuphela engakhulumi.… Ngemva kokuzama wonke amacebo, uSathane wahamba, kodwa lokhu akuzange kuqede uvivinyo lukaJobe. Ngoba amandla kaNkulunkulu ayekuJobe ayengakavezwa obala, indaba kaJobe ayiphelelanga kulesi silingo sikaSathane. Njengoba abanye abalingiswa benokwabo, kuningi okuseza.

Okunye Ukuvezwa Kokwesaba UNkulunkulu KukaJobe Nokugwema Okubi Ekudumiseni Kwakhe Igama LikaNkulunkulu Kuzo Zonke Izinto UJobe walinyazwa kakhulu uSathane, kodwa akazange alishiye igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu. Umkakhe waba ngowokuqala ukuphumela obala adlale indima kaSathane engabonakala ngokuhlasela uJobe. Imibhalo yokuqala ikuchaza kanjena: “Khona-ke umkakhe wabe esethi kuye, Namanje usakugcinile ukuthembeka kwakho? thuka uNkulunkulu, bese uyafa” (Jobe 2:9). Lawa amazwi akhulunywa uSathane kumuntu. Ayewukuhlasela, nezinsolo, isilingo kanye nokunyundela. Ngemva kokwehluleka ukuhlasela inyama kaJobe, uSathane wabe esezama ngokuqondile ukuhlasela ubuqotho bukaJobe, efuna ukushiyisa uJobe ubuqotho, amelane noNkulunkulu futhi ayeke ukuphila. Ngakho uSathane wayefuna ukusebenzisa lawo mazwi ukuze alinge uJobe: Ukube uJobe washiya igama likaJehova, kwakungeke kudingeke abekezelele ukuhlushwa, wayezokhululeka. Eselulekweni somkakhe, uJobe waphendula ngokuthi, “Ukhulumisa okukankosikazi oyisiwula. Usho ukuthini? simukela okuhle okuvela esandleni sikaNkulunkulu, singekwamukela nokubi na?” (Jobe 2:10). UJobe kwase kuyisikhathi eside ewazi la mazwi, kodwa ngalesi sikhathi iqiniso lokuthi uJobe wayewazi laba sobala.

Lapho umkakhe ethi akathuke uNkulunkulu afe, wayeqonde ukuthi: UNkulunkulu wakho ukuphatha kanjena, kungani ungamthuki? Usaphilelani? UNkulunkulu wakho akakuphathi kahle, kodwa uthi malibusiswe igama likaJehova. Angayiletha kanjani inhlekelele kuwe lapho ubusisa igama Lakhe? Shesha, ulaxaze igama likaNkulunkulu, ungabe usamlandela. Ngale ndlela izinkinga zakho ziyophela. Ngalo mzuzu, kwenzeka ubufakazi uNkulunkulu ayefuna ukububona kuJobe. Akekho umuntu ojwayelekile owayengenza lobu bufakazi, futhi asifundi ngabo kunoma iziphi izindaba zeBhayibheli—kodwa uNkulunkulu wabubona kudala uJobe engakawasho la mazwi. UNkulunkulu wayefuna ukusebenzisa leli thuba ukuze avumele uJobe ababonise bonke ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeqinisile. Ebhekene neseluleko somkakhe, uJobe akenqabanga nje kuphela ukungabuphuli ubuqotho bakhe kuNkulunkulu, waphinde wathi kumkakhe: “simukela okuhle okuvela esandleni sikaNkulunkulu, singekwamukela nokubi na?” Ingabe la mazwi anesisindo? Lapha kuneqiniso elilodwa elinesisindo. Isisindo sala mazwi ukuthi emukelwe uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni Yakhe, ayilokhu okwakufunwa uNkulunkulu, yilokho ayefuna ukukuzwa, awumphumela uNkulunkulu ayelangazelela ukuwubona; la mazwi aphinde abe isiqu sobufakazi bukaJobe. Kulokhu, ukulunga kukaJobe, ubuqotho, ukwesaba uNkulunkulu, nokugwema okubi kufakazelwe. Into uJobe ayigugu kuyo, kulapho evivinywa, ngisho nalapho umzimba wakhe ugcwele amathumba, lapho ebekezelela ubuhlungu obukhulu, lapho umkakhe nezihlobo bemeluleka, akawalalelanga amazwi anjalo. Ukukubeka ngenye indlela, enhliziyweni yakhe wayekholelwa ukuthi, akunandaba ukuthi isilingo nosizi lungakanani, ngisho nokufa, wayengeke aphike uNkulunkulu, noma alahle indlela yokwesaba uNkulunkulu agweme okubi. Ngakho uyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayenendawo ebaluleke kakhulu enhliziyweni yakhe, nokuthi kwakunoNkulunkulu weqiniso kuphela enhliziyweni yakhe. Yilokhu okusenza sifunde ngaye emiBhalweni izinto ezifana nokuthi: Kukho konke lokho uJobe akonanga ngomlomo wakhe. Akagcinanga nje ngokungoni ngomlomo wakhe, kodwa enhliziyweni yakhe akakhonondanga ngoNkulunkulu. Akashongo amazwi abuhlungu ngoNkulunkulu, futhi akonanga kuNkulunkulu. Futhi umlomo wakhe awugcinanga nje ngokubusisa igama likaNkulunkulu, kodwa nasenhliziyweni yakhe walibusisa igama likaNkulunkulu; umlomo nenhliziyo yakhe kwakuyinto eyodwa. Lona kwakunguJobe wangempela owabonwa uNkulunkulu, futhi lesi kwakuyisizathu esenza uNkulunkulu wazisa uJobe.

Le ndaba emfushane ivumela abantu ukuthi babone inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, ukubona ukubakhona kwangempela kobukhona Bakhe, ukubona ukuthi intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu nokushintsha kwenhliziyo Yakhe akwenzeki ngaphandle kwesizathu. Naphezu komahluko omkhulu uNkulunkulu awukhombisa ngesikhathi Ethukuthele nangesikhathi Eshintsha inhliziyo Yakhe, okwenza abantu bakholwe ongathi kunesikhala esikhulu noma umahluko omkhulu phakathi kwalezi zingxenye ezimbili zengqikithi kaNkulunkulu—ulaka Lwakhe nokubekezelela Kwakhe—isimo sengqondo sikaNkulunkulu mayelana nokuphenduka kwabantu baseNineve, kuyaphinda futhi kuvumela abantu ukuthi babone lena enye ingxenye yesimo sikaNkulunkulu sangempela. Ukushintsha kwenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu ngempela kuvumela isintu ukuthi siphinde sibone iqiniso le sihe nomusa kaNkulunkulu kanye nokubona isambulo sangempela sobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Isintu kufanele sivume nje ukuthi isihe nomusa kaNkulunkulu awuyona inganekwane noma amanga. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umuzwa kaNkulunkulu wabe uyiqiniso ngaleso sikhathi; ukushintsha kwenhliziyo kukaNkulunkulu kwabe kuyiqiniso; uNkulunkulu impela waphinda futhi waletha isihe nokubekezelela Kwakhe esintwini.

Ukuphenduka Kweqiniso Ezinhliziyweni zabantu baseNineve Kubazuzela Umusa kaNkulunkulu futhi Kushintsha Iziphetho Zabo Kwakukhona ukuphikisana phakathi kokushintsha kwenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu kanye nentukuthelo Yakhe? Lutho neze! Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukubekezelela kukaNkulunkulu kwabe kunesizathu ngaleso sikhathi. Kungabe kwakuyisiphi lesosizathu? Yileso esinikwe eBhayibhelini: “kubuyiswe yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi” “nasebudloveni obusezandleni zakhe.”

“Le ndlela embi” ayisho idlanzana lezi zenzo ezimbi, kodwa umthombo omubi ongemuva kokuziphatha kwabantu. “Kubuyiswe yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi” kuchaza ukuthi labo abathintekile ngeke baphinde bazenze lezi zinto futhi. Ngamanye amazwi, ngeke baphinde baziphathe ngale ndlela embi; indlela, umthombo, inhloso, okuqondiwe kanye nesimiso sezenzo zabo, kwabe konke kushintshile; ngeke baphinde basebenzise lezo zindlela nezimiso ukuletha injabulo nentokozo ezinhliziyweni zabo. Ukuthi “kubuyiswe” ku “kubuyiswe….nasebudloveni obusezandleni zakhe” kusho ukushiya noma ukulaxaza, ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwakho nesikhathi esidlule futhi ukungabuyeli emuva. Ngesikhathi abantu baseNineve beshiya ubudlova obusezandleni zabo, lokhu kwafakazela futhi kwamela ukuphenduka kwabo kweqiniso. UNkulunkulu uyabuka ingaphandle laba bantu kanye nezinhliziyo zabo. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ebona ukuphenduka kwangempela ezinhliziyweni zabantu baseNineve ngaphandle kombuzo futhi wabona ukuthi babezishiyile izindlela zabo ezimbi baphinde balahla phansi ubudlova ezandleni zabo, Washintsha inhliziyo Yakhe. Lokhu kungukuthi inkambo nokuziphatha kwalaba bantu nezindlela ezehlukehlukene zokwenza izinto, kanye nokuvuma nokuphenduka ngeqiniso, ezonweni ezinhliziyweni zabo, kwenza uNkulunkulu ukuba ashintshe inhliziyo Yakhe, ashintshe izinhloso Zakhe, ahoxise isinqumo Sakhe futhi angabajezisi noma ababhubhise. Ngakho, abantu baseNineve baphumelela ukuthola isiphetho esihlukile. Bahlenga izimpilo zabo futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo, bawina isihe nokubekezelela kukaNkulunkulu, okuyilapho futhi uNkulunkulu wahoxisa ulaka Lwakhe.

Noma nini lapho wenza noma yini, kumele uhlole ukuthi zilungile yini izisusa zakho. Uma ukwazi ukwenza ngokuhambisana nezimfuno zikaNkulunkulu, kusho ukuthi ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile. Lesi isikali okuqalwa kuso. Uma, ngesikhathi uhlola okukugqugquzelayo kwakho, kuba nalokho okungalungile, futhi uma ungakwazi ukuzifulathela wenze okuhambisana namazwi kaNkulunkulu, kusho ukuthi uyoba umuntu olungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, okuyoveza ukuthi ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile, nokuthi konke okwenzayo kungenxa kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngenxa yakho. Noma nini lapho wenza noma usho okuthile, kumele ulungise inhliziyo yakho, ube olungile, ungaholwa yimizwa yakho, noma wenze intando yakho. Lena imiyalo amakholwa kaNkulunkulu aziphatha ngayo. Izisusa nesiqu somuntu kungembuleka entweni encane, ngakho ukuze abantu bangene endleleni yokwenziwa baphelele kuNkulunkulu, kumele baqale balungise izisusa zabo nobuhlobo babo noNkulunkulu. Kulapho kuphela ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu buvamile, lapho uyokwazi khona ukupheleliswa uNkulunkulu, kulapho kuphela lapho ukusebenza kukaNkulunkulu, ukukuhlanza, ukukuyala, nokukucwenga kuyokwazi khona ukufinyelela umphumela ofunekayo. Lokho kusho ukuthi, abantu bayakwazi ukuba noNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zabo, bangafuni izinzuzo zabo, bangacabangi ngekusasa labo (okubhekisela ekucabangeni kwenyama), kodwa kunalokho bathwala umthwalo wokungena ekuphileni, benza okusemandleni ukufuna iqiniso, bazithobe emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela, izinhloso ozifunayo zilungile, futhi ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile. Kungashiwo ukuthi ukulungisa ubuhlobo bomuntu noNkulunkulu kuyigxathu lokuqala ekungeneni ohambweni lomuntu lomoya. Nakuba ikusasa lomuntu lisezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, futhi like lashiwo uNkulunkulu, bengeke bazishintshele bona, ukuthi ungapheleliswa yini uNkulunkulu noma uzuzwe uNkulunkulu kuncike ekutheni bujwayelekile yini ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu. Mhlawumbe kunezingxenye zakho ezibuthakathaka noma ezingalaleli—kodwa uma nje umbono wakho ulungile futhi izisusa zakho zilungile, uma nje ubulungisile ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu wabenza baba obujwayelekile, uyoba ngofanele ukupheleliswa uNkulunkulu. Uma ungenabo ubuhlobo obuhle noNkulunkulu, wenza ngenxa yenyama, noma yomndeni wakho, khona-ke akunandaba ukuthi usebenza kanzima kangakanani kodwa kuyoba yize. Uma ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile, yonke into iyohlangana. UNkulunkulu akabheki okunye, kodwa ubheka kuphela ukuthi imibono yakho ekukholelweni kuNkulunkulu ilungile yini: ubani okholelwa kuye, ukholwa ngenxa kabani, nokuthi kungani ukholwa. Uma ukwazi ukuzibona kahle lezi zinto, futhi ukwazi ukulungisa imibono yakho kanye nezenzo, ukuphila kwakho kuyokwenza intuthuko, uyaqiniseka ngokwenziwa ungene emgudwini ofanele. Uma ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bungajwayelekile, nemibono yakho ekukholelweni kuNkulunkulu kungamukeleki, lokhu kuyonqanda konke okunye. Akunandaba ukuthi ukholelwa kanjani kuNkulunkulu, ngeke uzuze lutho. Uma ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile uNkulunkulu uyokwamukela lapho kuphela, lapho ufulathela inyama, uthandaza, uhlupheka, ubekezela, ulalela, usiza abafowethu nodadewethu, unikela ngeminye imizamo kuNkulunkulu, njalo njalo. Ukuthi into oyenzayo ibalulekile noma cha kuncike ekutheni izinhloso zakho zilungile yini nasekutheni imibono yakho ilungile yini. Ezinsukwini zanamuhla, ukukholelwa kwabantu abaningi kuNkulunkulu kufana nokubuka iwashi amakhanda abo ebheke eceleni—imibono yabo ayamukeleki. Yonke into izolunga uma kungahlaziywa lapha, yonke into izolunga uma kungaxazululwa lokhu, futhi yonke into izoshabalala uma lokhu kungalungiswa. Abanye abantu baziphatha kahle phambi Kwami, kodwa lapho abakwenzayo nje esithe ukungiphika. Lezi izindlela eziwubugebengu futhi ezikhohlisayo futhi lolu hlobo lomuntu luyinceku kaSathane, bawumfanekiso kaSathane ukuze bavivinye uNkulunkulu. Uwumuntu olungile kuphela uma ukwazi ukuzithoba emsebenzini Wami nasemazwini Ami. Uma nje usakwazi ukudla nokuphuza amazwi kaNkulunkulu, uma nje konke okwenzayo kuletheka phambi kukaNkulunkulu, konke okwenzayo kunobulungiswa nokuhlonipheka, uma nje ungenzi izinto eziyihlazo, ungenzi izinto eziyolimaza ukuphila kwabantu, uma nje usaphila ekukhanyeni, ungonakalisiwe uSathane, khona-ke ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu buyolungiswa.

Ekukholelweni kuNkulunkulu, izinhloso zakho nemibono kumele kulungiswe; kumele ube nokuqonda okuhle futhi uwaphathe kahle amazwi kaNkulunkulu, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, izimo ezihlelwe uNkulunkulu, umuntu ofakazelwe uNkulunkulu, nangoNkulunkulu ongokoqobo. Akumele wenze ngokuhambisana nemicabango yakho, noma wenze amacebo akho amancane. Kumele ukwazi ukufuna iqiniso kuyo yonke into futhi ume endaweni yakho njengendalo kaNkulunkulu uzithobe kuwo wonke umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Uma ufuna ukulwela ukupheleliswa uNkulunkulu, ungene emgudwini ofanele wokuphila, khona-ke inhliziyo yakho kumele ihlale iphila phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ingangcoli, ingamlandeli uSathane, ingamshiyi uSathane nanoma yimaphi amathuba okwenza umsebenzi wakhe, futhi ungamvumeli uSathane akusebenzise. Kumele uzinikele ngokugcwele kuNkulunkulu futhi wenze uNkulunkulu akubuse.

Ingabe uzimiselel ukuba inceku kaSathane? Ingabe uzimisele ukuphanjwa uSathane? Ingabe uyakholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi ufune uNkulunkulu ukuze upheleliswe Nguye, noma ingabe wenzela ukululaza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Ingabe uzimisele ukuzuzwa uNkulunkulu futhi uphile ukuphila okunenjongo, noma ingabe uzimisele ukuphila impilo engelutho neyize? Ingabe uzimisele ukusetshenziswa uNkulunkulu, noma ukuphanjwa uSathane? Ingabe uzimisele ukuvumela amazwi kaNkulunkulu neqiniso kugcwale kuwe, noma uvumele isono noSathane kugcwale kuwe? Cabanga futhi ukuhlaziye lokhu. Ekuphileni kwakho kwamihla yonke, kumele uwabambe lawo mazwi owashoyo nalezo zinto ozenzayo eziyokwenza ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bube obungajwayelekile, bese uzilungisa ukuze ungene endleleni efanele. Hlola amazwi akho, izenzo zakho, konke ukunyakaza kwakho, imicabango nemibono yakho ngazo zonke izikhathi. Bamba isimo sakho sangempela bese ungena endleleni yomsebenzi woMoya Ongcwele. Ungaba nobuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu ngale ndlela kuphela. Ngokukala ukuthi ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile yini, uyokwazi ukulungisa izinhloso zakho, uqonde imvelo nesiqu somuntu, bese uziqonda ngempela nawe; ngalokhu, uyokwazi ukungena ezimweni ezingokoqobo, uzishiye ngobuqotho, futhi uthole isifiso sokuzithoba. Ezindabeni ezinjalo njengalapho ubona ukuthi ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile, uyokwazi ukuthola amathuba okupheleliswa uNkulunkulu, uyokwazi ukuqonda izimo eziningi uMoya Ongcwele osebenza kuzo, futhi uyokwazi ukubona ngale kwamacebo amaningi namatulo kaSathane. UNkulunkulu angakuphelelisa ngale ndlela kuphela. Ulungisa ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu ukuze uzithobe kuwo wonke amalungiselelo kaNkulunkulu. Kukanjalo ukuze ungene ngokujulile ezimweni ezingokoqobo, futhi uzuze omunye umsebenzi woMoya Ongcwele. Lapho wenza unobuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu, izikhathi eziningi lokhu uyokuzuza ngokushiya inyama nangokubambisana kwakho kwangempela noNkulunkulu. Kufanele uqonde ukuthi “ngaphandle kwenhliziyo enobunye, kunzima ukwamukela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu; uma inyama ingahlushwa ubunzima, azikho izibusiso ezivela kuNkulunkulu; uma umoya ungahlupheki, uSathane ngeke ahlazeke.” Uma wenza futhi uyiqonda kahle le miyalo, imibono yakho ekukholelweni kuNkulunkulu iyoba elungile. Ezintweni enizenza njengamanje, kumele nishiye umbono “wokufuna isinkwa esizonisuthisa,” kumele nishiye umbono “wokuthi yonke into yenziwe uMoya Ongcwele futhi abantu abakwazi ukusiza.” Abantu abakhuluma ngale ndlela bayacabanga, “Abantu bangenza noma yini abafuna ukuyenza, futhi lapho kufika isikhathi uMoya Ongcwele uzosebenza futhi ngeke sisaba khona isidingo sokuthi abantu banqobe inyama, ngeke basadinga ukubambisana, bayodinga ukuthi uMoya Ongcwele kuphela ubakhuthaze.” Yonke le mibono iwumbhedo. Ngaphansi kwale zimo, uMoya Ongcwele awukwazi ukusebenza. Yilolu hlobo lombono oluphenduka isithikamezo esikhulu emsebenzi woMoya Ongcwele. Izikhathi eziningi, umsebenzi woMoya Ongcwele uzuzwa ngokubambisana kwabantu. Uma abantu bengabambisani futhi bentula ukuba nesinqumo, bese befuna ukushintsha isimo sabo, ukuzuza umsebenzi kaMoya Ongcwele, futhi bathole nokukhanyiselwa kanye nokukhanya okuvela kuNkulunkulu, konke lokhu kuyimicabango eyihaba. Lokhu kubizwa “ngokuzitika nokuthethelela uSathane.” Abantu abanjena abanabo ubuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu. Uthole izinto eziningi zikaSathane kuwe, nasezenzweni zakho ezindala, ziningi izinto esezishayisane nezimfuno zikaNkulunkulu zamanje. Ingabe uyakwazi ukuzishiya njengamanje? Thola ubuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu, yenza ngokuhambisana nezinhloso zikaNkulunkulu, yiba umuntu omusha ube nokuphila okusha, ungabheki emuva eziphambekweni ezidlulile, ungazisoli ngokwedlulele, kufanele ukwazi ukusukuma ubambisane noNkulunkulu, ufeze imisebenzi okufanele uyenze. Ngale ndlela, ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu buyoba obujwayelekile.

Uma umane wamukele la mazwi ngomlomo ngemva kokuwafunda kodwa engayanga enhliziyweni yakho, futhi ukuthatha kancane ukuba nobuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu, khona-ke kufakazela ukuthi awububheki njengobubalulekile ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu, imibono yakho ayikaqondiswa okwamanje, izinhloso zakho azikaqondiswa ukuvumela uNkulunkulu akuzuze, nokunika uNkulunkulu inkazimulo, kunalokho zilawulwa ukuvumela amacebo kaSathane ukuba aphikise nangokuzuza imigomo yakho. Lolu hlobo lomuntu lunezinhloso kanye nemibono engalungile. Ngaphandle kwalokho uNkulunkulu akushilo noma kwendlela okushiwo ngayo, abanamehluko futhi alukho ushintsho olungabonakala. Izinhliziyo zabo azesabi nhlobo futhi abanamahloni. Lolu hlobo lomuntu luwumuntu odidekile ongenamoya. Ngoba wonke amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngemva kokuwafunda futhi wawaqonda, kufanele uwenze. Ngaphandle kwendlela owawujwayele ukuwenza ngayo—mhlawumbe phambilini inyama yakho yayibuthakathaka, wawudlubulunda, futhi wawuphikisa—lena akuyona into enkulu, futhi akukwazi ukuphazamisa ukuphila kwakho kungakhuli kusukela namhlanje. Uma nje usakwazi ukuba nobuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu namuhla, lisekhona ithemba. Uma ngaso sonke isikhathi ofunda ngaso amazwi kaNkulunkulu, unezinto ezishintshile futhi uvumele abanye abantu babone ukuthi ukuphila kwakho kushintshile kwaba ngcono, kunokubonisa ukuthi unobuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu nokuthi bulungile. Indlela uNkulunkulu aphatha ngayo abantu ayincikile eziphambekweni zabo. Uma nje ungakadlubulundi futhi ungaphindi uphikise ngemva kokuqonda nokubona, khona-ke uNkulunkulu usazoba nomusa kuwe. Lapho unalokhu kuqonda nesifiso sokulwela ukupheleliswa uNkulunkulu, khona-ke isimo sakho phambi kukaNkulunkulu siyoba esijwayelekile. Noma yini oyenzayo, cabanga: UNkulunkulu uzocabangani uma ngenza lokhu? Kuzobasiza yini abafowethu nodadewethu? Kuyoba nenzuzo emsebenzini wendlu kaNkulunkulu? Hlola izinhloso zakho emthandazweni, ezingxoxweni, ekukhulumeni, emsebenzini, nasekuxhumaneni nabantu, uhlole ukuthi ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile noma cha. Uma ungakwazi ukuhlukanisa izinhloso nemicabango yakho, kusho ukuthi awukwazi ukuhlukanisa, okufakazela ukuthi kuncane kakhulu okwaziyo ngeqiniso. Uma ukwazi ukuba nokuqonda okucacile ngakho konke uNkulunkulu akwenzayo, ukubona izinto ngokuhambisana nezwi likaNkulunkulu nokubona izinto ngokuma ngasohlangothini lukaNkulunkulu, khona-ke imibono yakho iyoba ngelungile. Ngakho, ukwakha ubuhlobo obuhle noNkulunkulu kuyinto ehamba phambili kuwo wonke umuntu okholelwa kuNkulunkulu; wonke umuntu kufanele akubheke njengomsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu nanjengesehlakalo esikhulu kakhulu. Yonke into oyenzayo kufanele ikale ukuthi unabo yini noma cha ubuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu. Uma ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile nezinhloso zakho zilungile, kwenze. Ukuze uvikele ubuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu, akufanele wesabe ukulahlekelwa izinto ozithandayo, akufanele uvumele uSathane anqobe, akufanele uvumele uSathane athole into embi kuwe, futhi akufanele uvumele uSathane akwenze inhlekisa. Inhloso enjalo iveza ukuthi ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu bujwayelekile. Akuyona eyenyama, kunalokho ngeyengxenye yomoya, ngeyokuzuza umsebenzi woMoya Ongcwele nokwanelisa intando kaNkulunkulu. Uma uzongena esimweni esifanele, kufanele wakhe ubuhlobo obuhle noNkulunkulu, kumele ulungise umbono wakho wokukholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Ngobokuvumela uNkulunkulu akuzuze, ukuvumela uNkulunkulu aveze izithelo zamazwi Akhe kuwe, futhi akukhanyisele ngisho nakakhulu. Ngale ndlela uyongena endleleni efanele. Yidla futhi uphuze njalo amazwi kaNkulunkulu amanje, ungene endleleni yamanje yomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele, yenza ngokuvumelana nezimfuno zamanje zikaNkulunkulu, ungalandeli imikhuba eyisidala, ungabambeleli ezindleleni ezindala zokwenza izinto, ungene ngokushesha endleleni yomsebenzi wanamuhla. Ngale ndlela ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu buyoba obujwayelekile ngokugcwele futhi uyongena emgudwini ofanele wokukholelwa kuNkulunkulu.

Embusweni, akuphumi kuphela amazwi emlonyeni Wami, kodwa izinyawo Zami zinyathela ngeqholo yonke indawo emhlabeni. Ngale ndlela, nginyathela phezu kwazo zonke izindawo ezingcolile nezingahlanzekile, ukuze kungaguquki izulu kuphela, kodwa nomhlaba usendleleni yokuguquka, maduze uzokwenziwa ube musha. Emkhathini, yonke into iba yintsha ekukhanyeni kwenkazimulo Yami, iveza ingxenye ethokomalisa inhliziyo ejabulisa kakhulu imizwa ivuselele nomoya, kube sengathi manje ihlala ezulwini elingaphezulu kwamazulu, njengoba kucatshangwa umcabango wabantu, kungahlushwa uSathane, kukhululekile ekuhlaselweni izitha ezingaphandle. Phezu komkhathi, inqwaba yezinkanyezi zithatha indawo eziqokelwe yona ngokusho Kwami, zikhanyisa ukukhanya kwazo ezifundeni zezinkanyezi ngamahora obumnyama. Akekho noyedwa umuntu ofuna ukugcina imicabango yokungalaleli, ngakho-ke, ngokuhambisana nobuqu bomyalelo Wami wokuphatha, umhlaba wonke ulawulwa kahle futhi usahamba ngohlelo olufanele: Akukho ukuphazamiseka okube khona, futhi ubunye bomkhathi abukaze bunqamuke. Ngikhipha amagxathu andizayo ngaphezu kwezinkanyezi, futhi uma ilanga likhipha imisebe yalo, ngivimba ukufudumala kwayo esibhakabhakeni, ngikhiphe iziwombe ezinkulu zokukhithika kweqhwa okukhulu njengezimpaphe zehansi eziphuma ezandleni Zami. Kodwa uma ngiguqula umqondo Wami, lonke iqhwa lincibilikela emfuleni. Ngokuphazima kweso intwasahlobo ibe isifikile kuyo yonke indawo ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka, bese uhlaza olucwebile luguqula konke emhlabeni. Ngiyazulazula esibhakabhakeni, ngokushesha, umhlaba wembozwe ubumnyama ngenxa yomumo Wami: ngaphandle kwesexwayiso, “ubusuku” bufikile, emhlabeni wonke kumnyama ngangokuthi akekho obona isandla esiphambi kobuso bakhe. Ngokufiphala kokukhanya, abantu bathatha ithuba benze izinto ezizobabhubhisa, bentshontshelana bodwa. Izizwe zomhlaba zibe nokwahlukana obuxakalala, zangena esiyaluyalwini sodaka, kuze kube ukuthi azisahlengeki. Abantu bayazabalaza ekuhluphekeni, bakhale ekuhluphekeni, balile ngenxa yenhlupheko, befisa ukuthi kufike ukukhanya futhi phakathi kwabo kuphele izinsuku zobumnyama kubuyiswe impilo ebike yaba khona. Kodwa kade ngibashiyile abantu ngokuphebeza ingalo Yami, angeke ngiphinde ngimzwele ngenxa yobubi bomhlaba: Kade futhi ngabanyanya futhi ngabadikila abantu emhlabeni wonke, ngavala amehlo Ami ezimweni zomhlaba, ngafulathelisa ubuso Bami kukho konke ukuhamba komuntu, konke ukunyakaza kwakhe, ngayeka ukuthokoziswa ubungane bakhe nobumsulwa bakhe. Sengiqale olunye uhlelo lokwenza umhlaba ube musha, ukuze lo mhlaba omusha uthole ukuzalwa kabusha ngesikhathi esingalindelekile ungabe usacwila emanzini. Phakathi kwabantu, zingaki izimo ezingajwayelekile ebezilinde ukuthi ngizilungise, mangaki amaphutha okumele ngize Mina uqobo ngizowavimba ukuthi angenzeki, zingakanani izintuli okumele ngizisuse, zingaki izimfihlakalo okumele ngizembule: Bonke abantu balinde Mina, bafisa ukufika Kwami.

Emhlabeni, nginguNkulunkulu owenzayo uqobo Lwakhe ezinhliziyweni zabantu; ezulwini, ngiyiNkosi yazo zonke izidalwa. Ngiqwale izintaba ngawela nemifula, futhi ngingenile ngaphinde ngaphuma phakathi kubantu. Ubani ongalinge aphikise uNkulunkulu owenzayo uqobo Lwakhe? Ubani ongalinge aphume ebukhosini bukaSomandla? Ubani ongalinge afunge agomele, ngaphandle kokungabaza, ukuthi ngisezulwini? Futhi, ubani ongafunga agomele, ngaphandle kwephutha nelincane leli, ukuthi ngisemhlabeni? Akekho kubo bonke abantu okwaziyo ukuchaza imininingwane yezindawo engihlala kuzo. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi uma ngisezulwini, ngiba uNkulunkulu onamandla adlula awemvelo oqobo Lwakhe? Kungenzeka yini ukuthi uma ngisemhlabeni, ngiba uNkulunkulu owenzayo uqobo Lwakhe? Ukuthi nginguMbusi wazo zonke izidalwa, noma ngibona ukuhlupheka komhlaba wabantu – ngiqinisile lezi zinto ngeke kube yizo ezishoyo ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu owenzayo uqobo Lwakhe noma cha? Uma umuntu ecabanga kanjalo,[a] akenganyelwe ubumnyama kukho konke anethemba kukho? Ngisezulwini; futhi ngisemhlabeni; ngiphakathi kwezinto eziningi ezidaliwe, naphakathi kwezinkumbi zabantu. Umuntu angangithinta zonke izinsuku; ngaphezu kwalokho, angangibona zonke izinsuku. Ngokwabantu, kwesinye isikhathi ngifihlekile kanti kwesinye ngiyabonakala; ngibonakala sengathi ngikhona ngempela, kodwa kokunye angikho. Kimi kukhona izimfihlakalo abantu abangaziqondi. Kuba ngathi bonke abantu bayangilunguza ngesibona-khulu ukuze babone ezinye izimfihlakalo Kimi, benethemba lokuthi bazoqeda lo muzwa wokungaqondi ezinhliziyweni zabo. Kodwa ngisho bengasebenzisa umshini i- fluoroscope, abantu bangazithola kanjani izimfihlo ezivaleleke Kimi?

Uma abantu Bami, ngomsebenzi Wami, bekhazimuliswa kanye Nami, ngaleso sikhathi isigodlo sikadrago omkhulu obomvu sizombululwa, lonke udaka nokungcola kuzoguguleka, namanzi angcolile, avele eminyakeni eminingi edlule, azokonyiswa umlilo Wami ovuthayo, angabe esaba khona. Ngemva kwalokho, udrago omkhulu obomvu uzobhujiswa esithandweni somlilo nesibabule. Ngabe nizimisele ngeqiniso ukuhlala ngaphansi kweso Lami elibukhali ukuze ungahlwithwa ngudrago? Ngabe niwazonda ngempela amaqhinga akhe enkohliso? Ubani ozoma aqine angifakazele? Ngenxa yegama Lami, ngenxa yoMoya Wami, ngenxa yalo lonke uhlelo Lwami lokuphatha – ubani okwazi ukunikela amandla akhe onke asemzimbeni wakhe? Namuhla, lapho umbuso usemhlabeni wabantu, yisikhathi engize ngaso mathupha emhlabeni wabantu. Ngabe ukhona ongaba nesibindi angene empini egameni Lami? Ukuze umbuso uzothola umumo wawo, ukuze inhliziyo Yami izoneliseka, futhi, ukuze usuku Lwami luzofika, ukuze isikhathi sizofika lapho izinto eziningi ezidaliwe zizozalwa kabusha zikhule zande, ukuze umuntu akhululwe olwandle lwenhlupheko, ukuze ikusasa lifike, kube mnandi, lichume, futhi ukuze injabulo yesikhathi esizayo izofezeka, bonke abantu bazama ngamandla abo wonke, bengashiyi lutho ekuzikhandleni kwabo bezikhandlela Mina. Lokhu akulona uphawu lokuthi ukunqoba sekungokwami, nophawu lokupheleliswa kohlelo Lwami?

Uma abantu behlala kakhulu ezinsukwini zokugcina, kulapho bezozwa khona ukungabi nalutho komhlaba futhi bazophelelwa isibindi sokuphila impilo. Ngalesi sizathu, abantu abaningi babulawe ukuphoxeka, abaningi babo baphoxekile endleleni yabo, abaningi bazihlukumeze ngokuthi bakhohliseke esandleni sikaSathane. Ngikhulule abantu abaningi, ngeseka abaningi, kanti kaningi, uma abantu sebelahlekelwe ukukhanya, ngibabuyisele endaweni yokukhanya, ukuze bazongazi ekukhanyeni, bangithokozele enjabulweni. Ngenxa yokufika kokukhanya Kwami, kuba nokungithanda ezinhliziyweni zabantu abahlala embusweni Wami, ngoba nginguNkulunkulu wokuthi abantu bamthande, uNkulunkulu abantu ababambelela Kuye ngothando, bese beba nesithombe somumo Wami. Kodwa uma sekwenzekile konke, akekho oqondayo ukuthi ngabe lokhu kungumsebenzi kaMoya, noma ngumsebenzi wenyama. Lokhu kukodwa kwanele ukuthi umuntu abone imininingwane yomzuzu ekuhambeni kwempilo. Umuntu akakaze angenyanye ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yakhe; kodwa ubambelela Kimi ekujuleni komoya wakhe. Ubuhlakani Bami bukhulisa uthando, izimangaliso engiyenzayo yidili emehlweni akhe, amazwi Ami ayawuhlupha umqondo wakhe, yize kunjalo uyawanakekela. Uqobo Lwami lwenza umuntu aphelele amandla, ashaqeke futhi adideke, kodwa yize kunjalo uzimisele ukukwamukela konke. Ngabe lokhu akusona isilinganiso esinembile somuntu njengoba enjalo?

KuNdasa 13, 1992

Imibhalo yaphansi:

Ngengama umhlaba jikelele usuku nosuku, ngibuka, ngizifihla ngokuzithoba endaweni Yami engihlala kuyo ukuzwa impilo yomuntu, ngifunde ngokucophelela izenzo zakhe zonke. Akekho oke wazinikela ngeqiniso Kimi. Akekho oke walandelela iqiniso. Akekho oke wazihlupha ngami. Akekho oke wenza izinqumo ngaphambi Kwami wabambelela emsebenzini wakhe. Akekho oke wangivumela ukuba ngihlale kuye. Akekho oke wangenza igugu njengoba enza ngempilo yakhe. Akekho oke wabona kwenzeka ngokwangempela sonke isiqu sobunkulunkulu Bami. Akekho oke wazimisela ukuxhumana noNkulunkulu woqobo uqobo Lwakhe. Lapho amanzi egwinya abantu bephelele, ngiyabasindisa emanzini amile futhi ngibanike ithuba lokuba nempilo kabusha. Lapho abantu belahlekelwa yithemba lokuphila, ngiyabadonsa ngibakhiphe onqenqemeni lokufa, ngibanikeze isibindi sokuphila, ukuze bangithathe njengesisekelo sokuba khona kwabo. Lapho abantu bengangilaleli, ngenza ukuba bangazi ekungangilalelini kwabo. Ngokwemvelo endala yomuntu nangenxa yomusa Wami, kunokubabulala abantu ngibavumela ukuba baguquke, baqale kabusha. Uma abantu bebulawa yindlala, ngiyabakhipha ekufeni inqobo nje uma besasele nomphefumulo owodwa, ngibavikela ukuba bangaweli ogibeni lobuqili bukaSathane. Kukangaki abantu bebona izandla Zami; kukangaki bebona ubuso Bami obulungile, bebona ubuso Bami obumamathekayo futhi kukangaki bebona ubukhosi Bami, bebona ulaka Lwami. Noma bengakaze bangazi abantu, angithathi ubuthakathaka babo ukuze ngenze izinkinga ezingadingekile. Ngokuzwa ubunzima bomuntu, ngiyazwelana nobuthakathaka bomuntu. Ukuphendula kuphela ukungalaleli kwabantu, ukungabongi kwabo, okwenza ukuthi ngikhiphe ukusola ngamazinga ehlukene. 

Ngiyazifihla ngesikhathi abantu bematasa bese ngiyaziveza ngesikhathi bezihlalele. Abantu bacabanga ukuthi ngazi konke futhi nginguNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe ophendula zonke izicelo.  Ngakho abaningi beza Kimi ukuzocela usizo lukaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngokufisa ukwazi Mina. Uma besokhukhwini lokufa, abantu bayashesha ukucela usizo Lwami. Uma besebunzimeni, babuveza Kimi ubunzima babo ngamandla abo onke ukuze ngiqede ukuhlupheka kwabo. Kodwa akekho namunye umuntu okwazile ukuthi futhi angithande esanethezekile. Akekho namunye umuntu owavela ngesikhathi sakhe soxolo nenjabulo ukuze Nami ngijabule kanye naye. Uma imindeni yabo emincane ijabule futhi kuyihambela kahle, abantu bavele bangibeke eceleni noma bangivalele umnyango, bengivimbela ukuba ngingene, ngalokho bejabulela injabulo ebusisekile yomndeni. Ingqondo yomuntu incane kakhulu, incane kakhulu kangangoba ayikwazi nokubamba uNkulunkulu onothando, onomusa nokusondelekayo Kuye njeNgami. Kukangaki ngaliwa ngabantu ngezikhathi zabo zokuhleka nokujabula, kukangaki bezimelela Ngami njengodondolo uma befuna ukuwa; kukangaki ngiphoqwa ukuba ngibe ngudokotela wabantu uma begula. Sinesihluku kangakanani isintu! Asinangqondo futhi asiziphethe kahle ngempela. Akubonakali ngisho nemizwa le okucatshangwa ukuthi abantu banayo. Bacishe bangabi ngisho noluncane oluwubuntu. Cabanga ngokwedlule ukuqhathanise nokwamanje. Ingabe lukhona uguquko olwenzekayo kuwe? Ingabe kuncane okwedlule okusekhona manje? Noma mhlawumbe lokho okwedlule kudinga ukubuyiswa?

Ngihambe phezu kwamagquma naphansi nezigodi, ngibona ukwehla nokwenyuka komhlaba. Ngizulile phakathi kwabantu futhi ngahlala phakathi kwabo iminyaka, kodwa kuyabonakala ukuthi isimo sabantu siguquke kancane. Kubukeka sengathi imvelo yomuntu endala isigxilise izimpande yaqhuma kuzo. Abakwazi ukuguqula lesi simo esidala, ukusenza ngcono phezu kwesisekelo sakuqala. Njengoba abantu besho, ingqikithi ayikaguquki, kodwa isimo siguquke kakhulu. Wonke umuntu, kubukeka sengathi uzama ukungikhohlisa, ukungixhopha, ukuze aphunyuke bese ezuza ukwaziswa Yimi. Angihloniphi noma nginake amaqhinga abantu. Kunokuba ngithukuthele kakhulu, ngithatha isimo sokubheka kodwa ngingaboni. Ngihlela ukunikeza abantu ukuxegisa kwezinga elithile bese, ngemva kwalokho, ngibhekana nabo bonke abantu njengomuntu oyedwa. Njengoba bonke abantu beyizihlupheki ezingazihloniphi nezingenamsebenzi, bengazithandi, kungani-ke bedinga ukuba ngibakhombise umusa nothando olusha? Ngaphandle kokunye, abantu abazazi, futhi abasazi nesisindo sabo. Kufanele bazibeke esikalini balinganiswe. Abantu abanginaki, ngokunjalo Nami angibathathi ngokuzimisela. Abantu abanginaki, kanjalo Nami angidingi ukusebenzisa amandla ngenxa yabo. Ingabe lokhu akuzilungele izinhlangothi zombili? Ngabe lokhu akuchazi nina, bantu Bami? Ubani owenze izinqumo phambi Kwami ongazange azichithe ngemva kwalokho? Ubani owenze izinqumo zesikhathi eside phambi Kwami kunokuba enze izinqumo njalo kulokhu nalokhuya? Njalo, abantu benza izinqumo phambi Kwami ngesikhathi kumnandi bazilahle zonke ngezikhathi zobunzima. Kamuva bathatha izinqumo zabo bazibeke phambi Kwami. Ingabe angihlonipheki kangako ukuthi ngesinye isikhathi ngingamukela lokho okungenamsebenzi okuthathwe emfucuzeni? Abantu abambalwa babambelela ezinqumweni zabo, bambalwa abamsulwa, futhi bambalwa abanikela ngezinto zabo eziyigugu njengomhlatshelo Kimi. Ingabe anifani nonke? Uma, njengomunye wabantu Bami embusweni, ungakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wakho, uzonyanywa futhi ulahlwe Yimi! 

(UGenesise 19:24-25) Khona iNKOSI yanisa phezu kweSodoma neGomora isibabuli nomlilo futhi kuvela eNKOSINI ezulwini; futhi wachitha lawo madolobha, nalo lonke ithafa, nabo bonke abakhe emadolobheni, nalokho okuhluma emhlabathini.

Kulezi zindima, akunzima ukubona ukuthi ububi nokukhohlakala kweSodoma kwase kufike ezingeni elinengekayo kokubili kubantu nakuNkulunkulu, nokuthi emehlweni kaNkulunkulu lo muzi wawufanele ukubhujiswa. Kepha kwenzekani ngaphakathi kwalo muzi ngaphambi kokuthi ubhujiswe? Abantu bangafundani kulezo zigameko? Umbono kaNkulunkulu mayelana nalezo zigameko usitshelani ngesimo Sakhe? Ukuze siqonde yonke indaba, masifunde ngokucophelela okubhalwe emBhalweni….

Inkohlakalo YeSodoma: Okuthukuthelisayo Kumuntu, Okuvusa Ulaka KuNkulunkulu

Ngalobo busuku, uLoti wavakashelwa izithunywa ezimbili ezazivela kuNkulunkulu futhi wazilungiselela idili. Ngemva kokudla, ngaphambili kokuba zilale, abantu abasuka kuzo zonke izindawo zalo muzi, bazungeza indlu kaLoti bambiza uLoti. Ukulandisa komBhali kuthi bathi, “Aphi la madoda angene endlini yakho kusihlwa na? silethele wona, ukuze siwazi.” Obani abasho la mazwi? Ayeshiwo kubani? Lawa kwakungamazwi abantu baseSodoma, abawamemeza ngaphandle kwendlu kaLoti futhi ayeqondiswe kuLoti. Uzizwa kanjani uma uzwa la mazwi? Ingabe uyathukuthela? La mazwi ayakunenga? Uyabila ulaka? La mazwi awanuki uSathane? Ngawo uyabuzwa yini ububi nobumnyama kulo muzi? Uyaluzwa unya nesihluku sokuziphatha kwalaba bantu emazwini abo? Uyakuzwa ukujula kokukhohlakala kwabo ngokuziphatha kwabo? Ngokuqukethwe inkulumo yabo, akunzima ukubona imvelo yabo enobubi kanye nesimo sabo esinobulwane sase sifike ezingeni elase lingaphezu kwabo ukuthi bangalilawula. Ngaphandle kukaLoti, bonke abantu kulo muzi babengahlukile neze kuSathane; ukubona nje omunye umuntu kwabenza laba bantu bafuna ukubalimaza nokubashwabadela…. Lezi zinto azimniki nje umuntu umuzwa wokunyantisa nokusabeka kwesimo salo muzi, kanye nokuzungezwa ukufa; zimnika nomuzwa wokukhohlakala kwabo nokomela kwabo igazi.

Lapho ezithola ebhekene ubuso nobuso nequlu lezinswelaboya ezinonya, abantu ababegcwele ukuzimisela okushwabadela umphefumulo, waphendula kanjani uLoti? Ngokusho koMbhalo: “Ngiyanincenga … ningenzi okubi. Bhekani manje, nginamadodakazi amabili angayazi indoda, ngiyanincenga, ake nginikhiphele wona, futhi nenze kuwo okufanele emehlweni enu: kodwa ningenzi lutho kula madoda, ngokuba angene emthunzini wophahla lwami.” ULoti wayechaza lokhu ngamazwi akhe: Wayezimisele ukunikela ngamadodakazi akhe amabili ukuze avikele izithunywa. Kwakufanele ukuba laba bantu bavumelane nemibandela kaLoti futhi baziyeke izithunywa; Phela vele, izithunywa zabe ziyizihambi okwempela kubo, abantu ababengahlanganise lutho nabo; lezi zithunywa ezimbili zazingakaze zibahluphe ngalutho. Kodwa, bephushwa imvelo yabo embi, abazange balushiye kanjalo udaba. Kunalokho, baphikelela kakhulu kunakuqala. Lapha enye yezinto abazishoyo ngokungangabazeki inganika umuntu ukuqondisisa mayelana nemvelo enonya ngempela yalaba bantu; ngaso leso sikhathi iyasiza ukuthi umuntu azi futhi aqonde isizathu sokuthi uNkulunkulu afise ukuwubhubhisa lo muzi.

Baqhubeka bathini-ke? Njengoba sifunda eBhayibhelini: “Deda. Baphinda futhi bathi, lo muntu oyedwa ufike ezongenisa, futhi ufuna ukwahlulela: manje siyakukuhlupha kakhulu wena kunabo. Base bemcindezela kakhulu lo muntu, ngisho noLoti, basondela ukuba bafohloze umnyango. Kungani babefuna ukuphula umnyango? Isizathu ukuthi babegaqele kakhulu ukulimaza lezi zithunywa ezimbili. Zazenzani lezo zithunywa eSodoma? Inhloso yazo yokufika lapho kwabe kuwukuhlenga uLoti nomndeni wakhe; kodwa, abantu bomuzi ngephutha babecabanga ukuthi bazokuba izikhulu ezithile. Ngaphandle kokubuza inhloso yabo, kwabe kumane kuwumngathekiso owenza umuzi ufune ukulimaza ngonya lezi zithunywa; babefuna ukulimaza abantu ababili ababengahlanganise lutho nabo. Kusobala ukuthi abantu balo muzi base belahlekelwe ngokuphelele ubuntu nomqondo wabo. Izinga lokuhlanya nobudlova kwabo kwase kungasahlukile kunemvelo enesihluku kaSathane yokulimaza nokushwabadela abantu.

Kwathi lapho befuna laba bantu kuLoti, uLoti wenze njani? Ngokombhalo siyazi ukuthi uLoti akazange abanikele kubo. Wayezazi lezi zithunywa ezimbili zikaNkulunkulu uLoti? Ngokusobala Cha! Kungani pho wakwazi ukuhlenga laba bantu ababili? Noma wayengasazi isizathu sokuza kwabo, wayazi ukuthi izinceku zikaNkulunkulu, ngakho wabemukela. Ukuthi wayengabiza lezi zinceku zikaNkulunkulu ngamakhosi, kwakukhombisa ukuthi uLoti wayengumlandeli kaNkulunkulu ngokujwayelekile, hhayi njengabanye ngaphakathi eSodoma. Ngakho-ke, kwathi uma kufika izinceku zikaNkulunkulu kuyena, wafaka impilo yakhe engozini ukwemukela lezi zinceku ezimbili; ngaphezu kwalokho, washintshisana ngamadodakazi akhe amabili ukuze avikele lezi zinceku ezimbili. Isenzo sikaLoti lesi esilungileyo; futhi kungukubonakaliswa okuphathekayo kwemvelo nobunjalo bukaLoti. Lapho ebhekene nobungozi, uLoti wavikela lezi zinceku ezimbili ngaphandle kokubheka enye into; wazama ngisho ukunikela ngamadodakazi akhe amabili ukuze esikhundleni sawo, azuze ukuphepha kwezinceku. Ngaphandle kukaLoti, kukhona omunye phakathi komuzi owayengenza lokhu? Njengoba amaqiniso efakazela—Cha! Kuyacaca ukuthi bonke phakathi eSodoma, ngaphandle kukaLoti, kwakuhlosiwe ukuthi babhujiswa futhi ngabantu ababekufanele ukubhujiswa.